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Recognised as Colour

#E6D6CD

  • #E6D6CD
  • Orange
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#E6D6CD is a orange with RGB values 230, 214, 205 and HSL 22°, 33%, 85%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#E6D6CD#E6D6CD
HEX#E6D6CD
RGBrgb(230, 214, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8392, 0.8039
RGB percentages90.2%, 83.9%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(21.6, 33.3%, 85.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(21.6, 10.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 10.9%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,128,269
CSS custom property--colour: #E6D6CD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.86:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#192932

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAD7CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original
Deuteranopia#DEDACDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Tritanopia#EBD3D3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 7.7Misty rose · ΔE 7.8Light grey · ΔE 7.9Linen · ΔE 9Antique white · ΔE 9Sea shell · ΔE 10.8
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 7.65, clearly different but related
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CDDDE6
Analogous#E6CDD1, #E6E3CD
Triadic#CDE6D6, #D6CDE6
Split complementary#CDE6E3, #CDD1E6
Tetradic#D1E6CD, #CDDDE6, #E3CDE6

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F2EF
Darker −10%#D5BAAB
Darker −20%#C49E89
Darker −30%#B38267
Darker −40%#9A694D
More saturated +25%#EFD3C4
Less saturated −25%#DDD9D6

Channel breakdown

R230
G214
B205
Red230 (90.2%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue21.6°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness85.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G D6 · B CD

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